Arguably, the punch line of a joke is a good analogue of the climax of other forms of fictional narrative, though the absence of any falling action is an essential variation probably reflecting the nature of humor.

#* Originally the humor of the punch line was in the reading of the joke as a satirical comment on the decadence of the aristocracy – in modern performances the humour lies more in the anticlimax as the punchline is usually known beforehand by the audience.

Its humor was seen to have crossed the line from risqué into the out-and-out dirty and many stations pushed it into late-night slots.

According to show creator Matt Groening, Phil Hartman was cast in the role due to his ability to pull " the maximum amount of humor " out of any line he was given.

* " There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.

Using humor when faced with an awkward silence during roll call, Rocky just repeats the prior new student's line " Wow, thanks a lot.

" Paula Nechak of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer called the film " simply another in a long line of utterly unnecessary remakes that, having nothing new to say, clutch at crassness and dumbness ," while Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle said that while " the screenplay [...] makes the most of Thornton's dry, skewed humor, [...] nothing happens here that would distinguish this film from other sports movies.

Upon seeing Jeanne also working in the factory, Émile becomes absent minded, causing great consternation and humor on the assembly line ( This scene at the assembly line was probably the inspiration for the opening scene of Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times -- see below.

Others defended the joke as being in line with the self-deprecatory sort of humor that has come to be expected of Presidents when they speak at that event.

" She also " liked the humor — there are a lot of good one-liners ( particularly McCoy's line about having drugs that could tranquilize an active volcano )" as well as " the idea of a murder mystery in the Star Trek universe.

Its main characteristics are: a bitter sense of humor, mainly with reference to erotism ( being even sexually explicit at times ) and social concerns ; its lyrics are composed as groupings of ten-line strophes, each line made up of eight syllables ; musically, all valonas are sung ( in fact, almost recited ) to just a single tune, with an instrumental refrain after each strophe, which can vary.

Starr's scripts mixed soap opera, adventure and broad humor, while the art was characterized by a studied line and often innovative storytelling.

* An example of the humor in the volume occurs in " Technophile ," which opens with the line, " I almost lost my virginity at fifteen, but his batteries ran low.

The poem is in eight line iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme ab ab ab cc-often the last rhyming couplet is used for a humor comic line or humorous bathos.

* With similar tongue-in-cheek humor as the 1981 launch of MTV in the U. S. ( where the first video was the Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles ), the first video shown on MTV Europe was Money for Nothing by Dire Straits, which, appropriately, starts and finishes with repetition of the line " I want my MTV ", voiced by Sting.

" Deep Space Homer " is the source of the " Overlord meme ", which is lifted from Kent Brockman's line " And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords " and is commonly used on internet forums to express mock submission, usually for the purpose of humor or when a " participant vastly overstates the degree of oppression or social control expected to arise from the topic in question.

CBS Sports distanced itself from Feherty's comments: We want to be clear that this column for a Dallas magazine is an unacceptable attempt at humor and is not in any way condoned, endorsed or approved by CBS Sports ... David Feherty is an insightful and sometimes humorous commentator for CBS Sports ' golf coverage ... however, his attempt at humor in this instance went over the line, and his comments were clearly inappropriate.

According to show creator Matt Groening, Hartman was cast in the role due to his ability to pull " the maximum amount of humor " out of any line he was given.

Internet humor may also be regarded as humor that specifically relies on characteristics belonging to the Internet, such as the domain name slurls or the " geek " or " hacker " humor ( i. e., humor that would not exist if not for the Internet ), some of which can be considered ironic.

This may include seeking guidance to improve their speaking skills — such as learning better storytelling techniques, for example, or learning how to effectively use humor as a communication tool — as well as continuous research in their topic area of focus.

Through the Internet Society, engineers and computer scientists may publish discourse in the form of an RFC, either for peer review or simply to convey new concepts, information, or ( occasionally ) engineering humor.

Satire on sex may overlap with blue comedy, off-color humor and dick jokes.

While their records may have a sense of humor, they are played straight and not usually considered joke or novelty records.

Longer pangrams may afford more opportunity for humor, cleverness, or thoughtfulness.

Because the Church of the SubGenius is well known for encouraging sick and twisted humor, the newsgroup is also home to artists who post humorous artwork of all sorts ( including some pieces that may be considered distasteful ).

In theatre, a farce is a comedy which aims at entertaining the audience by means of unlikely, extravagant, and improbable situations, disguise and mistaken identity, verbal humor of varying degrees of sophistication, which may include word play, and a fast-paced plot whose speed usually increases, culminating in an ending which often involves an elaborate chase scene.

In humor, insults may be exchanged in much the same way as fighters exchange blows in training, to develop a resistance to the pain of mild injuries, or to spar with no real intention of causing any serious injury.

The booklet predicts Harry may come to terms with his state in the dawning light of humor.

Comic fantasy may ignore all possible logic in search of humor, particularly if it is parodying other fantasies ' faulty world-building, as in Diana Wynne Jones's Dark Lord of Derkholm, or the illogic of the setting is integral to the comedy, as in L. Sprague de Camp's Solomon's Stone, where the fantasy world is populated by the heroic and glamorous figures that people daydream about being, resulting in a severe shortage of workers in the more mundane, day-to-day industries.

A shock jock is a type of radio broadcaster or disc jockey who entertains listeners or attracts attention using humor and / or melodramatic exaggeration that a notable portion of the listening audience may find offensive.

Programs may focus on: offering alternative activities, saying " no ", being honest, and using humor.

Allen's topical humor is sometimes thought an acquired taste for audiences curious about his generation of radio stars ; Dunning has written that when he " went into topical humor, he may have forfeited his only opportunity to be the Mark Twain of his century.

The humor in a running gag may derive entirely from how often it is repeated, the ( in ) appropriateness of the situation in which the gag occurs, or setting up the audience to expect another occurrence of the joke and then substituting something else ( bait and switch ).

If that original show ( Broadway Open House ) had been done five years later, they may have changed their minds, because they did a lot of the same kind of humor we did later ... Any time a performer dies in the process of doing a television series or a Broadway show, it's a difficult proposition how to proceed in good taste.

To this end, she suggested that humor directed toward adults be included, which, as Lesser reported, " may turn out to be a pretty good system in forcing the young child to stretch to understand programs designed for older audiences ".

Novelty songs are often a parody or humor song, and may apply to a current event such as a holiday or a fad such as a dance.

A review in The New York Times opined that its " slow pace, extremely modest level of humor and straightforward and predictable plotting make Return to Mayberry a less appealing reunion for the audience than it may have been for its actors.

The first, " Translations from the Children ," may be the earliest known example of the genre of humor that consists of a series of translations from what is said ( e. g. " I don't know why.

But having lived with the disc for some time now, I find the performance less exciting than either Schnabel's or Fleisher's ( whose superb performance with the Budapest Quartet has still to be recorded ) and a good deal less filled with humor than Curzon's.

Indeed, no richer humor is to be found in the whole of American literature than in the letters of the semi-literate men who wore the blue and the gray.

Maybe it would be better to humor the guy and then make an exit.

The humor of the situation can be imagined.

Ubu Rois savage humor and monstrous absurdity, unlike anything thus far performed in French theater, seemed unlikely to ever actually be performed on stage.

Folklore can also be used to assert social pressures, or relieve them, for example in the case of humor and carnival.

Whereas, throughout its history, the South has relished its grits, making them a symbol of its diet, its customs, its humor, and its hospitality, and whereas, every community in the State of South Carolina used to be the site of a grits mill and every local economy in the State used to be dependent on its product ; and whereas, grits has been a part of the life of every South Carolinian of whatever race, background, gender, and income ; and whereas, grits could very well play a vital role in the future of not only this State, but also the world, if as Charleston's The Post and Courier proclaimed in 1952, " An inexpensive, simple, and thoroughly digestible food, should be made popular throughout the world.

INWO is often said to be more difficult to learn than most CCGs, but it is infused with much more humor, similar to other Steve Jackson games.

# Unhostile sense of humor / democratic-they do not like joking about others, which can be viewed as offensive.

Rare exceptions were found in the Southern press, where the fact that Darrow had saved Leopold and Loeb from the death penalty continued to be a source of ugly humor.

Up until the emergence of Pop Art, Surrealism can be seen to have been the single most important influence on the sudden growth in American arts, and even in Pop, some of the humor manifested in Surrealism can be found, often turned to a cultural criticism.

She was known for her wit and humor, as her son later would be.

Ross wanted to create a sophisticated humor magazine that would be different from perceivably " corny " humor publications such as Judge, where he had worked, or Life.